Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy Mike Grose

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Freddie Mercury's death comes just 2 months earlier Queen were due to celebrate their 21st anniversary with their current line-up.

It was in February, 1971, when John Deacon arrived on bass to complete a line-up formed the previous year.

Now they join a staggering list of British artists who have suffered the premature expiry of a valued colleague - including Led Zeppelin, Ozzy Osbourne, Thin Lizzy, The Rolling Stones, Def Leppard and AC/DC.

Here are Queen'southward milestones in a marvellous career...

A TRIBUTE TO FREDDIE MERCURY
[written Nov 91]

21 MAGIC YEARS

1970

Freddie Mercury (Vocals); Roger Taylor (drums); Brian May (guitar) and Mike Grose (bass) form Queen. Grose is replaced after just one gig. His replacement, Doug, also lasts only i concert. Barry Mitchell is drafted in but the band are still non happy with the line upward.

1971

John Deacon is recruited as bassist. The debut is at the Higher of Estate Management, London.

Queen is nevertheless not a total time occupation for the ring members - Freddie runs a clothes stall in Kensington Market place. John teaches, Brian is working on a doctorate and Roger is reading for a biology degree.

1972

The ring sign a management, tape and publishing bargain with Trident Audio Productions. They start work on their debut LP, eventually signing to EMI.

Freddie designs the ring crest.

1973

Queen are launched equally EMI artistes at London's Marquee Club on Apr nine. Their debut single, Proceed Yourself Alive, and album, Queen, are released in July.

They begin their first major tour as support to Mott the Hoople at Leeds Boondocks Hall on Nov 12 and record their kickoff Radio One session for Sounds of the Seventies.

1974

Their debut in Commonwealth of australia is not a great success but in March they begin their first headlining tour of the UK, coinciding with the release of Queen Two.

April sees the start of a US tour supporting Mott the Hoople and the release of their 2nd single, The Vii Seas of Rhye.

LP number iii, Sheer Eye Attack, and single, Killer Queen, are released in November and Queen begin another UK bout.

1975

A headlining bout of the United states is so successful that matinee performances have to exist scheduled but some shows are then cancelled when Freddie is stricken by a pharynx virus.

The single, Now I'thou Here, is released and Queen are voted "Band of the Year" past readers of Tune Maker.

The debut Japanese tour finds the band besieged at Tokyo aerodrome by thousands of fans.

Freddie is presented with an Ivor Novello honor for Killer Queen.

They split with Trident and sign up with Elton John's managing director, John Reid.

The anthology, A Dark at the Opera and unmarried, Maverick Rhapsody, are released, with a UK tour beginning at Liverpool's Empire Theatre. Their Christmas Eve concert at Hammersmith Odeon is broadcast simultaneously on BBC TV and Radio i.

1976

Freddie receives his 2nd Ivor Novello laurels - for Bohemian Rhapsody. The band bout for four months in the US, Japan and Commonwealth of australia and, in Apr, their picture, Queen at the Rainbow, is released.

A free concert in London's Hyde Park draws 150,000 people.

Singles, Y'all're My Best Friend and Somebody To Love are released.

1977

Eight months are spent touring United states, Canada and Europe - the innovative 'Crown' Lighting rig, costing £50,000 is unveiled.

LP number 5, A Day at the Races, is released along with the single, Necktie Your Mother Downward and EP, Good Old Fashioned Lover Male child.

In October they embark on a three month American tour and Bohemian Rhapsody is named as the best single in 25 years at the British Record Manufacture Britannia Awards.

The terminate of the twelvemonth sees the release of the News of the Earth LP and the double A-sided We Are The Champions/Nosotros Will Stone You.

1978

Queen split with John Reid to set own management company with Jim Beach.

At that place are two European tours equally well every bit treks round America and Japan. 2 singles - Spread Your Wings and the double A-sided Bicycle Race/Fat Bottomed Girls - and an LP, Jazz released. The single Information technology'south Late charts in America.

1979

Another European bout is interrupted when the band take time out to piece of work on mixing their alive album, Live Killers, at Montreux' Moutain Studios. They are and then impressed with the facilities they determine to buy the studio! Singles Don't Stop Me At present, Love of My Life and Crazy Footling Thing Called Beloved released. On Boxing Day Queen play a concert for the People of Kampuchea at Hammersmith Odeon.

1980

Tours of the U.s.a. and Europe back up releases of LPs The Game and Wink Gordon and singles Save Me, Play The Game, Another One Bites the Dust and Need Your Loving Tonight (in America).

By the end of the year full worldwide sales have reached 45,000,000.

1981

With their eyes on unconquered territory, Queen head for South America after a brief tour of Japan. Under the Gluttons For Penalisation imprint they played Brazil and Argentina, including performing earlier the biggest ever paying audition for one band - 251,000 at Sao Paulo's Morumbi Stadium.

Back in the Uk, singles Wink and Under Pressure (with David Bowie) and their Greatest Hits package are released.

1982

Another world bout supports the release of Queen's 12th LP, Hot Space and singles Trunk Language, Las Palabras De Amor, Dorsum Chat (in Great britain) and Callling All Girls (in U.s.a.).

1983

Equally Queen, the band, takes a twelvemonth long sabbatical the private members pursue solo projects and interests. Brian May releases Star Fleet and Freddie Mercury records Love Kills for Georgio Moroder's re-outcome of Fritz Lang'due south Metropolis pic.

1984

Queen release The Works LP and five singles - Radio Ga-Ga, I Want To Break Gratis, It'southward a Hard Life, Hammer to Fall and Thank God It's Christmas.

A European tour, including four nights at Wembley Loonshit, is followed by a controversial visit to Sun City in Due south Afirca, which results in the band being put on the United nations' cultural blacklist.

Roger Taylor releases his second solo LP Strange Frontier .

1985

Freddie Mercury releases his solo album Mr Bad Guy and Queen perform at two massive concerts. In January they appear in front of 250,000 people at the Rock in Rio Festival in Rio de Janeiro and in July play at Live Assist at Wembley Stadium.

The single Ane Vision is released along with The Complete Works boxed set.

1986

Music from the film The Highlander is released as A Kind Of Magic as well equally singles A Kind of Magic, Friends Volition Be Friends and Who Wants to Live Forever.

Dorsum on the road Queen play for a total audiencee of over i million on their European 'Magic Tour; which results in a 2nd live album, Live Magic.

Freddie contributes three tracks to the cast recording of Dave Clark'southward stage musical, Time.

1987

Roger Taylor forms The Cantankerous and Freddie joins Castilian opera singer Monserrat Caballe to record the single, Barcelona.

The three-volume compilation The Magic Years is released.

1988

The Cross release their debut album, Shove Information technology. Mercury and Caballe release the album, Barcelona, and star in the glittering La Nit result in Barcelona in front of the King and Queen of Spain. Freddie also appears in one case on the London phase in Time.

1989

Queen's 16th anthology, The Miracle, is released, along with the singles, I Want Information technology All, Breakthru, The Invisible Human, and Scandal. Two children record Who Wants To Love Forever for the British Bone Marrow Donor Appeal, a charity supported by Brian May.

Queen At The Beeb is released.

1990

The ring receive a special BPI honor for their outstanding contribution to music. A 20th Anniversary political party goes on all night. Brian works on his start project for the stage, Macbeth, while Roger concentrates on The Cross.

1991

Innuendo - Queen's 17th album - is released and, from it a brace of striking singles - Innuendo, I'thou Going Slightly Mad, Headlong and The Show Must Go On.

The Queen catalogue is released on CD in America and in that location's the long awaited Greatest Hits 2.

* During their career Queen have sold 80 meg records, toured 28 countries and been seen by crowds of over 8 1000000.

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